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CASES OF NOTE: McKinnie v. Barnhart, 368 F.3d 907 (7th Cir. 2004), Young v. Barnhart, 362 F.3d 995, 1003 (7th Cir. 2004) and Diaz v. Prudential, No. 04-2342 (7th Cir. 2005). Click here for discussion and links to decisions. 

U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW

Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant most recently sought Supreme Court review of the decision in Jewell v. LINA, but cert was denied on June 2, 2008.  For more on DDB attempts to seek Supreme Court review, click here. 

In March of 2010, Mark DeBofsky filed an Amicus Brief in Hardt v. Reliance, Case No.: 09-448 on behalf of United Policyholders, in a case before the Supreme Court involving the issue of ERISA fees.

NEWSLETTERS

**NEW** Medicare Newsletters brought to you by David A. Bryant and Gregory Benker are now available here.  Current issue available is February 2010.  

ARTICLES & RECENT COURT DECISIONS:

Page v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-210 (E.D. Ken. Mar. 8, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Ms. Page was represented by Frederick J. Daley and Marcie E. Goldbloom. posted 3/8/2010

Smith v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-41 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 2, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Mr. Smith was represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Kimberly Jones. posted 3/2/2010

The following article by Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on March 1, 2010: How CIGNA handles or mishandles disability claims.  Click on the link to read the article.  posted 3/1/2010

Halbrook v. Astrue, No. 07-cv-150 (W.D. Mich. Feb. 18, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Ms. Halbrook was represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Suzanne Blaz. posted 3/2/2010

Evans v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-132 (N.D. Ind. Feb. 18, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Mr. Evans was represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Suzanne Blaz. posted 3/2/2010

The following article by Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on February 16, 2010: Who gets the last word in an ERISA claim appeal?  Click on the link to read the article.  posted 2/16/2010

Conley v. Astrue, No. 08-cv-2234 (C.D. Ill. Feb. 5, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Mr. Conley was represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Suzanne Blaz. posted 2/11/2010

The following article by Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on February 1, 2010: A split in the circuits exists for ERISA benefit disputes.  Click on the link to read the article.  posted 2/1/2010

The Government agreed to voluntary remands in the following cases in January of 2010: Grigsby v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-2139 (C.D. Ill. Jan. 20, 2010) and Molsen v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-3891 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2010).  These clients were represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Gregory Benker and Suzanne Blaz. posted 2/1/2010

The following article by Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on January 18, 2010: Courts deal with issue of ERISA attorney fees.  Click on the link to read the article.  posted 1/25/2010

An article by Violet Borowski was featured in the ABA Employee Benefits Committee's winter 2009 Newsletter:  The Supreme Court’s Decision in Metropolitan Life v. Glenn: Clarity or Confusion? posted 1/25/2010

Fuller v. Astrue, No. 08-cv-3292 (C.D. Ill. Jan. 15, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Ms. Fuller was represented by Frederick J. Daley. posted 1/25/2010

Buckner v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-2550 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2010).  The District Court issued a remand.  Ms. Buckner was represented by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from Kimberly Jones. posted 1/25/2010

In their 2010 issue, Illinois SuperLawyers Magazine named Violet Borowski a Rising Star in the field of Employment & Labor law and Sandra Dye a Rising Star in the field of Social Security disability .  Mark DeBofsky was also named as a Super Lawyer in the field of Employee Benefits & Erisa for a second year in a row.

The following article by Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on January 4, 2010: ERISA: A Frankenstein made up of different laws. Click on the link to read the article.  posted 1/4/2010

PRESENTATIONS:  

On April 27, 2010, Mark DeBofsky and Frederick J. Daley will be speaking on a panel called, “You’ve Won!  Now What??”  Payment Processing and offsets, from A to Z at the 2010 Chicago NADR conference.  For more information, click here.

On Friday May 14, 2010, Frederick J. Daley and Heather Freeman will be speaking at the semi-annual NOSSCR conference in a session titled, "Addressing Vocational Testimony at Step Five."  For information on the conference, click here.

On May 19-21, 2010, Mark DeBofsky will be co-chairing the ERISA Basics conference to be held in Chicago, and will be speaking about the impact of HIPAA and COBRA on health benefits on May 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.  For more information, click here.

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